The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-09-06


crowds sure of victory. After Hogan went out
foul fly to Boyle and Radford got his base
on Caruther's muff of low fly, O'Brien hit
safely. Jones hit for two bags, Hankinson fol-
lowed O'Brien's example, and Donohue made
double, almost fast as King pitched the ball.
They got four earned runs The St Louis boys
tied the score in the seventh inning. In the
eighth the Metropolitans made one more and
that all Weidinan did the business, and
his pitching was mastery. After him, Latham
the most honored by marvellous catch of a
foul from Gerhardt's bat Lathams base steal
ing was also cheered. WEIGH is still laid up from
the blow he got yesterday. Attendance, 1000.
Scorer
Mset1FO op;l ooo9 Is
base hits-Latham. ONeil Gu. Caruthers. Jones
and Donohue. Three base h-Robnson. Stolen
plays-Radford Gerhardt ana oBrien; Hogan and
son. Hogan and Donohue. Neutrality-suspicious. g.,
St Louis. g. First base on errors-Me tropolitans
King. Passed bals-Boyle, 2; Donohue 2.
Time-1:45 Umpire-Ferguson.
TWO GAMES AT BALTIMORE.
BALTIMORE. Sept. Sin addition to the
scheduled game, the Baltimore Aclub to-day
played off one of their postponed games with
Cleveland, and managed to win them both.
Smith pitched the early game and won it with
game was closely contested and proved highly
interesting to the 5000 people present. Kilroy
was batted rather freely in the late game. but
he was in good form. and the hits made off him
were too much scattered to be useful Curry
did not show up in time for the first game, and
Daniels, of the Baltimore club, ofhciate6 salts
factorlly. Score:
eioxeaoS .. ....... 9 6 g Sd S-lss
Earned runs-Baltimore. 7. Twc-base hits-Grif-
fn Hays, Carroll. Three base hit-Allen Stolen
baSeS-Crlthn. Tucker
play--Reipschlager. Morrison and Toy. First base
Trott o. Errors-Baltinore. 5; Cleveland, s. First
base on errors-Tucher. Griffin. Struck out.Balti-
Morrison. 2. Wild pitches-Reipschlager, 2: Morri-
son. q Tme-Two hours Umpre-Daniels.
The of the second game
erls,5sGss / SO ] 9 g z "a %
Earned runs-Baltmore 81. Cleveland, 3. Two
base hits-Purcell. Gks, Three-base hit-Allen
Hit BY pitched bal-Hosaiins Carron. First base on
Kilroy. l. Passed bas~Toy, = wild pitch-Crow
ell. Iime-1:4O. Umpire-Curry.
CINCINNATI. 81 ATHLETICS. 2.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 5.-The game to-day
between the Athletic and Cincinnati clubs was
of the prettiest of the season, every
scored being earned. poor throw by Baldwin
and a tumble by Milligan being the only
The visitors scored two in the third Nicol's
two Dagger. a single by McPhee, the latrer's
clean steal of second and third. and out.
Stovey's single and steal to second. and Milf
CAMS safe hit gave the Athletics run in the
seventh. and they tied the score in precisely the
way in the ninth. The Cincinnatis won
the game in their half of the ninth on Reillys
double and Corkhills single. Score:
d diaaiansti..:.::.o 9 9 3 Is Is
Earned runs-Cincinnat. 3; Athletics. 2. Two-base
Nicol (2), McPhee (2J. Errors-Athietics l. Cincin-
natl. l. First base on bars7m,Lyons, Bierbauer.
Cincinnati. 1. Struck out-McGarr. FenneIy 90.
Carpenter Passed ball-Baldwin. Time-1:35. Um-
pre-Bauer
BROOKLYN, IA: LOUISVILLE. 4.
BROOKLYN, Sept. 5.-The third game between
Louisville and Brooklyn resulted in an easy
victory for the home team owing to the visitors,
inability to bat Toole The Louisvilles felded
fully well their adversaries, but the
Brookyns batted the ball over the lot, especially
in the eighth inning. when Toole led off with
hit and was followed Dy two home-runs in sue
cession. two bases on balls and six singles,
For the visitors Mack did the best fielding. and
he and Werrick batted best. Score:
Louisville Q Q o Q "a
Earned r9nss-eLouisyiiie 2; Brooklyn, g.; Two
Ian. Pinckney. Terry. Three-base hts-Wolf and
play[McClellan and Phillips First base on balls
Mack, ~, Browning t2,, Mcclellan, swartwood,
Kepin W1ise Werriet Mcclellan swami
wood, Phillips. McTammany, Otterson, Clark
First base on errors-Louisvilie: 5; Brook
ya Struck oat-sws.tw6od e. Mscs W;a
ptches-Chamberlain. 2. Time-2:2O. Umpire
McQuade.
The Association Adopts Percentage.
NEW YORK, Sept 1.-The following represent
atives Of American Association clubs met at the
Fifth-avenue Hotel to-day: Chris Won der Abe,
of St. Louis; j. FL. Vanderhorse and W. 8. Bar
ME, Of Baltimore; Lew Simmons. of Philadel-
pha; c. Byrne and Joseph Doyle, of Brooklyn,
w. A. watrous and o. p. Caylor of the Metro
politans; Jack Phelps of Louisville; II. Robin
son and d. A. Williams of Cleveland; Presi-
dent Wyckoff of Cincinnati, by proxy. After
they had been in secret session short tms,
Manager Caylor came out somewhat red in the
face and announced that he had been fired.
he expressed it. Besides being manager Of the
Metropotans he is n newspaper correspondent.
and the meeting asked him to pledge himself
not to reveal the proceedings This he declined
TO do, whereuDon he was requested to withdraw.
He did so, having first resigned his honorary
mem bership in the association.
After being in session several hours the asso-
citation adjourned, and it was announced that
the percentage plan had been adopted. Under
the rule the visiting club is to receive 30
per cent of the gate receipts, but, no matter
what the attendance the visiting club shall re-
ceive guarantee of $3.50. The members were
in a good humqr over their work st. Louis
will thereby be retained in the Association in
stead of going over to the League. In connec-
ton with the percentage plan the resolution was
adopted that any club refusing to play a sched
ued game or to finish game when ordered by
the umpire, should be 6hed 81 500. the sum to
be deducted from their receipts a. other games
until the whole ia paid up. The fine is to be
paid to the club suffering loss at the hands of
the visiting club.
Baseball Notes.
Titcomb is said to resemble Twitchell, Of De-
troit, for uncertainty.
At Charlottesville, yesterday, the Reds de-
feated the Danville Platts, to o.
Twelve years ago Ward getting $48 a
month. Now he gets that in two games.
The Irish Hill Sha,nrocks yesterday won a
game from the Standards, the score being 6
to l.
Brouthers once offered his services to Manager
Mutrie, then of the Metropolitans, for 800 per